Greco-Bulgarian Border Clash Pushes Macedonian Tension
London reports a Greco-Bulgarian clash near Petrich has escalated into a crisis over Macedonia. Sofia protests alleged violations while Greece seeks indemnity and punishment for Bulgarian officers. The League of Nations may investigate. both capitals seek a ceasefire as tensions linger.
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Associated Press
Khissar
Rently
Sofia
Vienna
Disyuckes
League of Nations
Hastoma
Petrich
Bulgaria
Siversi
London
Council
Greece
Ene Uré
Macedonia
League
Bul
League Council
Work outlines reclamation plan prioritizing settlement
Secretary Work says attracting settlers is the core challenge for 1925 federal reclamation. He argues new construction should wait until land settlement and farm development are solved, proposing state cooperation and low interest aid to enable capable farmers to underwrite government advances. He notes Colorado River development needs careful feasibility review.
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Washington
Work
Colorado River
Ieto
Soldier Canyon
Spisseniees
Riffs Proving Vigorous Foes From Gilbraltar Dispatch
London report notes that despite French and Spanish Morocco successes there are unreported incidents. French batteries said to have fallen to Rif forces on the eastern front. Spanish air support may have aided a recapture. A Spanish outpost in the Alhucemas sector was attacked and 44 Foreign Legionaries were killed.
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London
Reuthers
Gilbraltar
Morocco
Mellila
Rious
Span
Alhucemas
Foreign Legion
Alpom
German Admiral Claims Unrestrained War Would Have Won World War I
Admiral Adolf Von Trotha testified in a slander case that unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany would have prevented American entry into World War I if begun earlier. He said submarine commanders faced orders to refrain from ruthless destruction, limiting true U boat effectiveness.
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Munich
Bavaria
Europe
Germany
Adolf von Trotha
Admiralty
von Trotha
Paul Cossman
Monthly
Review
Munich Post
Post
Herr Cossman
Socialt Proda
Admiral von
Esthonian Envoy Authorized to Seek Trade Pact with US
Esthonian government today authorized its minister in Washington to negotiate a treaty of amity and trade and a consular agreement with the United States.
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Feval
Esthonia
Washington
United States
Perfect Mah Jongg Hand Stuns Cleveland Players
In Cleveland on October 22 Mrs. 8. Haas of Cleveland Heights displayed a hand with fourteen honors in a game, a perfect mah jongg hand. The 144 tiles in play made such a hand almost impossible and it broke up the game.
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Cleveland
Haas
Clevelan Heights
Big Beer Deal Lies Behind Federal Indictment
Chicago October 22 federal district attorney plans indictments against five railroad corporations and about fifty individuals plus several eastern breweries. A Morton Grove beer shipment sparked the probe into a syndicate moving 525000 dollars worth of alcohol in a month. Prohibition agents seized 1000 barrels after a Morton Grove raid on September 10 and arrested Matthew Kolba and seven others.
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Chicago
Morton Grove
Olson
Grand
Matthew Kolba
Prohibition
Wu Pei-fu Claims 300,000 Allied Forces Against Chang Tso-lin
General Wu Pei-fu, arriving in Hankow to take command, says 14 of 18 Chinese provinces support his cause and his allied armies total 300,000. He reports 7,000 Chang Tso-lin troops captured near Nanjing as Manchurian forces reinforce Tsinan Fu and Tientsin. He predicts possible cooperation with Kei Yu-hsiang and denounces foreign tariff talks.
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Peking
Kiangsu
Chang Tso Lin
Cheng
Nanking
Yangtse
Wu Pei Fn
Hankow
Central Provinces
China
Mukden
Yunnan
Kansu
Chihli
Shangtung
Chang Tsung-Chang
Tuchun
Tsinan-Fu
Shantung
Hsuchow
Chang
Tientsin
Snags
Wu Pei-Fu
Kei | Yu-Hsiang
Chang Tso-Lin
Chen Chiung-Min vows to drive Reds from Kwangtung province
Hong Kong interview cites General Chen Chiung-Min declaring his aim to expel Reds from Kwangtung with 7,000 troops and moral support from the National Assembly. He claims arms and funds are scarce but pledges to advance north and south and would welcome a foreign legion if funded.
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London
Hongkong
Daily Express
Chen Chiung-Min
Kwangtung
Genera Chen
National Assembly
China
Milwaukee seaplane crash kills two enlistees near Guantanamo
Two enlisted men from Milwaukee were killed when a seaplane from the cruiser crashed in a tailspin near Guantanamo in Cuba. The incident occurred today as the vessel operated in the area.
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Washington
Milwaukee
Guantanamo
Cubs
Tax Schedule Revision Suggested by Secretary Mellon
Secretary Mellon presents a new normal income tax plan to the House Ways and Means Committee. The proposal outlines rates of 1 percent on the first 3000 dollars, 2 percent on the next 1000, 3 percent on the next 4000, and 5 percent on the remainder, as an alternative to earlier schedules.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mellon
Green
Treasury
Mr. Mellon
Flu Epidemic Worst Of Its Kind In History
New census figures show the 1918 influenza death toll worldwide near 20 million, described as the worst plague since the Black Death. Dr E O Jordan warns that even with vaccination challenges, reducing contact offers the best defense and continued research is needed to prepare for future outbreaks.
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St. Louis
E. O. Jordan
University of Chicago
American Public Health Association Today
Tragic High School Football Player Killed in Practice
Spencer Iowa October 22 AP Wes ley Coughenour a high school football player died during practice after stumbling and breaking his neck in Spencer.
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Spencer
Iowa
Wesley Coughenour
Sixth body recovered from ill fated diver
New London Conn Oct 22 sixth body recovered from wreckage of the 851 sunk off Block Island by the City of Rome September 25. Body found under the hull indicating the sailor was caught in rigging and pulled down with the ship. Twenty seven of thirty six crew still unaccounted for. three rescued and five bodies recovered earlier. Divers had been preparing salvage operations when the body was found.
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New London
Conn
Block Island
Rome
Naval Hospital
Newport
Navy
Crew of Comanche Crew Denies Drunkenness and Cowardice
Sixty six members of the Comanche crew arriving aboard the Cherokee deny passengers charges that the crew were drunk and cowardly after the Florida shipwreck. Miss Christine B. Roberts, a passenger from Bloomfield New Jersey, says there was no demoralization among Negro sailors while whites were considerate. one lifeboat near ramming a boat with Negroes caused panic but no misconduct.
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New York
Florida
Christine B. Roberts
Bloomfield
N. J
Reaper
Jamcs C. Rilkie
Countess Karolyi denied US lecture tour visa remains barred
Washington reports Countess Karolyi wife of former Hungarian president was refused permission to visit the United States for a lecture tour by the American consul general in Paris. The State Department upheld the ruling citing laws excluding known revolutionary figures. The action mirrors prior denial of communist activist Saklatvala and follows policy on admission of political figures.
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Washington
Karolyi
Michael Karolyi
United States
Paris
State Department
S. Siskalatvela
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Kellogg
Nion
Ralph B. Strassburger
Pennsylvania
White House
President Coolidge
Karolyn
Strassburger
Mellon
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Luther Burbank to Receive 33rd Masonic Degree
Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa California nationalist figure is elected to receive the 33rd Masonic degree by the Southern jurisdiction Scottish Rites in recognition of beneficent work for humanity. The Earl of Donoughmore is named emeritus member. Charles Rosenbaum Little Rock Ark is Lieutenant Grand Commander. David J Knowlton Lincoln Neb and Fred D Cornell Lincoln are elected as Secretaries of the Scottish Rite bodies.
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Washington
Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Calif
Supreme Council
Scottish Rites
Southern
United States
Earl of Donoughmore
Supreme Council of Ireland
Charles Rosenbaum
Little Rock
Ark
Association of Secretaries
Scottish Rite
Southern Jrisdiction
David J. Knowlton
Fred D. Cornell
Lincoln, Neb
Mulcahy Returns Home To Ireland Voyage From Hoboken
General Richard Mulcahy, first commander in chief of the Irish free state army, arrived in Hoboken and sailed to Queenstown aboard the steamship America. Police provided an escort of five men to prevent hostile demonstrations upon departure.
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Hoboken
W. J
Richard Mucahy
Irish Free State Army
Interparliamentary Union
Queenstown
America
Mulcahy
Congressman Smith urges campaign to advertise Idaho resources
Idaho congressman urges a statewide push to promote the state’s products, climate, and scenery to attract new settlers. He notes improved attitudes in Twin Falls, cites reclamation progress like the American Falls and Greater Fort Hall projects, and calls for continued water development and population growth.
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Smith
Idaho
Twin Falls
Osman Smith
Freseman Y
Greater American Falls
Eneric
Crampton
American Falls
Fort Hall
Nenes
Michaud Flats
Congress
Fort Yall
Eras
Ince
Bureau of Immigration
Henry Whittlesey
E. P. Calph
A. Valentine
A. van Mure
Pocatello
Judge Cherry
Montpelier
Frank E. Coates
Los A Chamber of Commerce
California
Utah
Los Angeles
Record Price Paid for Exchange Seat
New York report shows membership price rising to 135000 with brokers taking large commissions. A previous record 126000 was topped and another day’s haul pushes the price to 190000 as officials prepare to disclose buyers tomorrow.
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New York
Iran
Am New York
Chanel
Stock Exchange
Man Strikes Mother-in-Law With Axe in Butte
Art Mann abducted after he fled following an axe attack on his mother-in-law Mrs Frances Randervich at her cottage on the outskirts of Butte. Mrs Randervich is hospitalized in critical condition. Mann had moved his wife to Randervich’s cottage after a quarrel with his wife.
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Butte
Mont
Art Mann
Frances Randervich
Volcano Poised to Erupt as Weather Office Notes Rock Fall
A weather bureau official warned a volcano near Los Angeles may erupt soon after reporting a heavy rock fall. The statement came during an appearance before a local commerce group, outlining seismic activity and potential dangers.
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Wonetuie
Thames Gar
United States Weather Bureau
Los Angeles of Commerce
Tension on Macedonian Border Persists Between Greece and Bulgaria
Descriptions in papers report ongoing friction along the Macedonian frontier as the Greek Bulgarian dispute remains unsettled, with tensions characterized as lingering and unresolved according to contemporary news.
Bishops Refuse Action On Petition At Episcopal Convention
At the meeting in New Orleans the Protestant Episcopal convention declined to act on a petition from 169 persons in 22 dioceses urging a stance against radicalism. Bishop Brent proposed silence on the issue, supported by Bishop Anderson, and a substitute resolution was adopted to keep debate focused.
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New Orleans
Rotestant Episcopal Church
Charles H. Brent
New York
Charls P. Andeata
D. Ay
Brent
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Gene Atree
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